Stitch Magazine Summer '13 & a Give-Away

Each individual petal and the bottom of the bowl is machine stitched. The individual petals and the base of the bowl are hand stitched together. It is a great project to take on the go!

The bowls sit on my work table and are the perfect place to put small sewing notions.

They would also be lovely on a dressing table for displaying your jewelry.

I used Denyse Schmidt's newest Shelburne Falls collection. I love this collection!

The theme of the issue inspired me to design this maxi dress. I love maxi dresses for summer time because they are so easy to wear - I love to feel dressed up and comfortable at the same time : ) This dress would be equally as lovely without the front ruffle! The flower is removeable and would be a fun embellishment on a hand bag!

In celebration of these projects I am hosting a give-away! Brenda at Pink Castle Fabrics has generously donated a FQ set of the Maple colorway of DS Shelburne Falls.

Please leave a comment below and I will pick a winner on Saturday. The give-away will be open until Friday 11:59 pm. PST. Good luck!!!

Charise, your nesting bowls are beautiful...so bright and cheerful! And your dress is beautiful...I think the design would compliment all sizes and shapes...gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win some beautiful fabric!

I really need to follow your lead and made a nice summer dress (if the weather ever warms up)! Being short, maxi dresses don't cut it for me so I always have to shorten them. Great looking bowls! Thanks for the chance.

The bowls are adorable I can think of plenty of uses for them! The dress brings me back....and I agree....summer comfort and a feeling you can go anyway from shopping to lounging on the back deck, to church or to dinner... I loved wearing those dresses... when? at least a decade ago. Hope you bring it all back to popularity again. I'm too old for those mini skirts. LOL

I especially love your maxi dress! It's kind of funny, I have about a dozen copies of Stitch but I've never actually made a project out of one of them. I may have to fix that... Congrats on more publications!!!

Lovely projects, Charise! The bowls are adorable, and it's so great that you're getting back to fashion design! I'm going on a trip, so taking the parts of those bowls along to hand stitch might be a good project for me!

Okay, you've convinced me to go get the magazine. The bowls are wonderful! And, I think my 17 year old daughter would love this dress. She does get a bit anxious when I say that I "can make" her a dress. I think she worries that she might hurt my feeling if she doesn't like it. But hey, if she doesn't, then I can have it! ahhahahah

Thank you for the opportunity for the fat quarters. I love the Shelburne Falls line. It's been on my "wish list" since it has come out. The problem is deciding what color way is my favorite. Tough decision as they are all lovely. :)

What cute bowls! I've seen these done with hexagons as well. Very useful items to have around. I've not been able to get out and see a copy of the magazine but hope to do so soon. I think I could get a digital issue, but I don't care for those really. I want them in my hands so I can stroke the pages much like I stroke fabric. It's a tactile thing I guess. Love the dress too! Maybe I could even entice my daughter to make one for the summer. Stranger things have happened you know...